How Do the Romanian Students Consider the Research Competencies Appropriate for Their Future Career?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-179
Author(s):  
Roxana Constanţa Enache ◽  
Gabriel Gorghiu ◽  
Laura Monica Gorghiu ◽  
Ana-Maria Aurelia Petrescu ◽  
Camelia Stăiculescu
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Research Competencies ◽  
The Individual

Students’ research competencies are seen today, for any specialist, as necessary, both in terms of their use in academic training but also for the future careers. The analysis of educational practices in various education systems shows that the development of those skills starts sooner or later along the educational paths. We consider that research competencies are necessary in more and more diverse contexts, together with the development of educational practices that should develop the research competences in the initial and continuous training processes. This study aims to capture the correlation between the perceptions of Romanian students concerning the need to develop research competencies, and the extent to which they are effectively formed in actual higher education programs. The steps made for the development of each career, but also the successful completion of the university studies imply the development and practice of research competencies. The research aims to identify how students from several Romanian universities perceive the need to gather research competencies, what is the meaning of those skills, in what situations are used, but also what barriers are encountered in the research activity. Seeking to minimize any negative impact of research on the well-being status, we believe that a key factor in facilitating well-being is related to responsible research and innovation. Another important aspect of this research is offered by the identification of the respondents’ perceptions considering the importance of research in the students’ future professional activity, which could implicitly determine the interest in ensuring the individual and organizational well-being. For the present research, we aim to find a correlation of research competencies with the well-being status, to identify the necessary research competencies among the objectives of training, to determine the structural elements of research competencies, to identify situations / contexts in which such skills may be useful, to identify aspects that alters the well-being status in research activities, as well as solutions for promoting the well-being status in research activities.

scholarly journals DIAGNOSIS WITH THE HACKATHON ECOSYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE READINESS OF STUDENTS FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Management ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-89
Author(s):  
Svitlana Arabuli
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Professional Self

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. The changes in society associated with the country's transition to an innovative way of development radically change the nature and goals of labor activity. Profession under such conditions is considered by a person as a source of material well-being and gaining the desired social status. Professional self-determination occurs too late or is realized as forced, so the lack of opportunity to realize one's professional preferences has a negative impact on the individual and on society as a whole. As a result, in recent decades there has been a significant increase in the requirements of modern employers to the professional training of graduates of educational institutions. A young specialist must improve in the profession, be ready to change professional activity, i.e. be socially and professionally mobile, scientifically established, which can be realized with the help of Hackathon-ecosystem.METHODS. Collection of information, survey of students and teachers were carried out using a systematic approach on the basis of the Hackathon ecosystem. Processing of the obtained information, definition of scientific statements, generation of conclusions and practical recommendations were carried out with the help of the software product "Methodology of studying students' adaptation to dual education in higher education".FINDINGS. It is proved that the research activity of students is a necessary condition for their professional self-determination, acts as part of a holistic, long-term, dynamic process of entry into the profession and as a result of the choice and design of their future professional activity. Students' involvement in research activity largely determines the effectiveness of their social and professional development.CONCLUSION. Research activity of university students is an effective means of forming knowledge, abilities and skills necessary for personal and professional self-determination. It not only stimulates and motivates personal and intellectual development, contributes to the continuation of education, proves the degree of its readiness and acts as one of the guarantors of the success of the process of professional self-determination in general.

scholarly journals Young Scientists’ Motivation for the Research Activity in Russian Regional Universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 122-153
Author(s):  
R. A. Dolzhenko ◽  
V. A. Karpilianskii ◽  
R. A. Hady ◽  
A. S. Didenko
Keyword(s):  
Research Policy ◽  
Young Scientist ◽  
The State ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Young Researchers

Introduction. In modern Russian science, there is a contradiction between the need for workforce rejuvenation and the orientation of the existing system on established scientists, whose interest in conducting breakthrough research has been weakened. Most promising young researchers are deprived of the freedom to independently choose the field of application of their abilities; also, scientists do not have access to resources to solve complex innovative problems and cannot directly represent the products of their work to those people, who may need them. As a rule, young scientists’ research interests are usually limited by the agenda dictated by scientific supervisors; the list of grant contests available for participation is extremely small; formalised requirements of postgraduate studies and thesis defence are conservative and full of outdated rules. In particular, all the above-mentioned problems are evident in the regions.The aim of the work is to highlight young scientists’ (e.g. employees of provincial scientific and educational organisations) motivational factors influencing the research on relevant topics and conditions for success in such research activities.Methodology and research methods. The methodological framework is based on the systemic approach, which involves a comparative analysis method and a hypothetical-deductive method. The empirical material was collected through questionnaire and expert surveys. The cluster sampling involved 148 young scientists (Doctors of Sciences under 40 years old, Candidates of Sciences under 35 years old, postgraduate students and researchers without a degree under 30 years old). In-depth interviews were conducted with the most successful respondents (N = 20) to comprehensively assess the factors of their professional activity, since it is the leaders, who primarily determine the effectiveness of functioning system.Results and scientific novelty. The motivation of a young scientist is considered as a key factor in the productivity of his or her research behaviour, which, in turn, depends on the needs of the individual and the degree of his or her satisfaction with self-realisation in the process of targeted scientific search. The authors formulated a number of hypotheses regarding the motivation of young scientists and the reasons for the decreased scientific activity in recent years based on the analysis of statistics on the state and dynamics of research activities in Russia as a whole, in regions and in individual institutions; on the comparative indicators of such activity and the benchmarking of its best practices beforehand, in the course of the pilot study (in February-March 2018). The authors developed and validated survey tools in order to test the assumptions and to check the final list of assumptions, which included a questionnaire and a list of expert assessments. The generalisation of results based on the questionnaire and the interviews of young researchers made it possible to specify their motivational features and to identify the structural core. There is a clear discrepancy between the desire of respondents to engage in research and the opportunities provided at the state and regional levels, and in the scientific and educational organisations. Traditional support mechanisms for young scientists do not allow using their research and personal potential adequately. The lack of due attention to young scientific personnel will have long-term negative consequences not only for the Russian science, but also for the entire production and economic sector of the country.Practical significance. The proposals and recommendations are made to adjust the management of research activities in the regions and to revise the research policy in order to implement the Strategy of Scientific and Technological Development of the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals The characteristics of Portuguese management academics and their fit with teaching accreditation standards

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 533-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cláudia S. Sarrico ◽  
Margarida M. Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Management Education ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Accreditation Standards

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the debate on the quality and accreditation of management education by examining the fit between the characteristics of current management academics in Portugal and recognised accreditation standards. For purposes of comparison, the authors use both general Portuguese teaching accreditation standards and specific international standards for management education. Design/methodology/approach – The authors analyse indicators of staff career positioning, tenure status, full time vs part-time, age, degree qualifications, field of training, level of academic inbreeding, internationalisation, research activity, professional activity, and the number of hours taught per week. The authors also examine the relationship between them, in light of accreditation standards, for all academic staff teaching in management degrees submitted for compulsory accreditation by the Portuguese accreditation agency. Findings – The reality found in this study shows gaps between the actual attributes of management academics and what can be considered appropriate attributes, according to the general consensus found in the literature and which is duly mirrored in common “qualified faculties” accreditation standards by Portuguese and international standards (AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS). Research limitations/implications – The findings relate to the Portuguese situation and the analysis developed should be extended to other contexts. Also, while the data, which were collected through a census, has a wide national scope, it only covers one academic year. Practical implications – This work has policy setting implications for degree accreditation and for developing capacity during the transitional periods when universities implement the mandatory minimum standards. It can also help universities to benchmark themselves against their peers as a diagnostic tool for elaborating improvement plans. Social implications – The massification of higher education has led to legitimate concerns about the quality of the services provided, and consequently accreditation procedures were devised to restore trust. However, policy makers must be aware of the impacts of their actions, namely the effects of degree accreditation, as their goals need to be achieved with the minimum negative impact on academic work. Originality/value – The authors work sheds light on the characteristics of those who teach management and how they align with the current accreditation policies that affect academia globally and, in the process, presents empirical evidence from Portugal, which is at a relatively early stage in the accreditation process.

scholarly journals RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AS FORMATION FACTOR OF MUSICAL THINKING OF PERSONALITY

2018 ◽  
pp. 46-52
Author(s):  
G. Nagorna
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Formation Factor ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Holistic Process ◽  
Musical Thinking ◽  
Integral Process ◽  
Critical Activity ◽  
The Individual

The article reveals the problem of organizing research activities of students of musical universities as the main factor influencing the formation of their musical thinking. To achieve this goal, music education is transformed as a holistic process of musical research based on reflexive modeling, and musical research as a musician’s self-critical research activity. It is found that only in a systematic study by future musicians of facts, phenomena, circumstances of the musical process, it is possible to develop generalized skills to determine and achieve the goal of musical research, develop value-methodological strategy and tactics of relations in the process of interaction with the subjects of this research, self-assess the results of their research activities. In addition, development of musical thinking of personality is aimed at achieving its professional reasonableness as a universal quality, providing understanding and comprehension of the holistic process of musical research and determining mastering the value-methodological culture. In the process of the research, the following is undertaken: the methodology of the criterion-value approach is substantiated as the leading strategy of the personality-activity approach to students of music universities in the process of development of their musical thinking; the types of research activities (reasonable, organizational-informational, creatively transformative, evaluating) and their interrelation on the basis of the principles of unity of the universal and particular, simple and complex are revealed; the research self-critical activity of the future musician is revealed as a criterion of the truth of his musical thinking, aimed at mastering the professional reasonableness of the individual; analysed the role of the reflexive control of the formation of musical thinking of the individual and the holistic process of musical research. The involvement of future musicians in research self-critical activity, as well as the implementation of the reflexive control of the process of development of musical thinking, provided significant positive changes in the levels of development of this thinking. If reflexive management of the process of development of musical thinking contributed to the development of rational and creative individuality, then reflexive modeling of the holistic process of musical research made it possible to achieve self-management of the student’s personality, which led to the development of dialogical thinking, actualization of the independence of professional ideas, judgments, inferences, activation of self-criticism, priority to solving complex problems . As a result of the study, the appropriateness of the realization of the personality-activity approach to students of musical universities in the process of development of their musical thinking are derived: the increase in the effectiveness of the implementation of the personal-activity approach to students during the formation of their musical thinking depends on the degree of implementation of the reflexive management of the integral process of musical research; the achievement of the goal and result of the development of musical thinking — mastering professional reasonableness of a musician — is determined by the degree of effectiveness of the implementation of the personality-activity approach in the process of formation of the specified thinking with future musicians.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF VALUE ORIENTATIONS IN STUDENTS-VOCALISTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (192) ◽  
pp. 225-230
Author(s):  
Natalia Bitko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Cognitive Complexity ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Active Perception ◽  
The Individual

In the article the author investigates the problem of formation of value orientations of students-vocalists during their studies in a higher educational pedagogical institution. The author believes that the peculiarities of the training of future students-vocalists in the university are the specifics of the age of students associated with early professional orientation and self-determination in the profession; in the organization of the educational process itself, due to the fact that individual classes in music disciplines are held, in the priority development by future music teachers not of fundamental scientific knowledge, but of practically necessary professional skills and abilities. In modern conditions of socio-cultural development, the problem of formation of value orientations of students-musicians becomes especially actual. It is generally accepted that music plays a special role in the life of an individual due to its ability to have a profound impact on the spiritual world of man. This action becomes much greater if the music affects not only externally (passive or active perception), but is also directly reproduced by the performer. In the process of performing, a deeper comprehension of a musical work continues, depending on its cognitive complexity, there is a positive or negative impact on the currently formed hierarchy of personal values. The value orientations of students in the process of musical performance are a prerequisite for the disclosure of aesthetic potentials, adjust not only the musical and aesthetic interests, but also the needs, tastes, ideals, views of young people and more. Acquiring these qualities, the individual joins the accumulated by mankind true values of life, culture and professional activity. The modern stage of music education is the foundation in the spiritual and moral development of the student, when the problem of value orientations of the student is considered as the most important element of the internal structure of personality, which allows to orient in the material and spiritual culture of society.

On the lack of research competencies among teachers of secondary vocational education: the results of the study

2021 ◽  
pp. 112-125
Author(s):  
А.А. Коновалов ◽  
Д.Е. Щипанова ◽  
А.И. Лыжин ◽  
Б.А. Чернышов
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Secondary Vocational Education ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Research Competencies ◽  
Practical Recommendations

Статья посвящена проблеме формирования и развития исследовательских компетенций, которые, по мнению авторов, являются необходимым условием успешной профессиональной деятельности педагога СПО. Цель статьи — выявление дефицита исследовательских компетенций у педагогов профессионального обучения, а также определение направления развития научно-исследовательской деятельности (НИД) в сфере СПО. Для достижения поставленной цели было проведено анкетирование с помощью онлайн-опроса, разработанного на базе инструментов GoogleForms, и применены методы статистической обработки данных исследования. В статье представлены структура и виды научно-исследовательской деятельности педагога СПО, приведены результаты эмпирического исследования, позволившие оценить степень сформированности профессиональных компетенций педагогических работников и их готовность к осуществлению НИД. Авторы предлагают практические рекомендации по восполнению дефицита исследовательских компетенций у педагогов профессионального обучения. The article is devoted to the problem of formation and development of research competencies, which, according to the authors, are necessary for the successful professional activity of a teacher of secondary vocational education. The purpose of the article is to identify the lack of research competencies among teachers of vocational training and determine the direction of development of research activities (RA) in the field of secondary vocational education. In order to achieve this goal, a survey was conducted using an online survey developed based on GoogleForms tools, and methods of statistical processing of research data were applied. The article presents the structure and types of research activities of a teacher of secondary vocational education, the results of an empirical study that allowed us to assess the degree of formation of professional competencies of teachers and their readiness to implement the RA. The authors offer practical recommendations for filling the deficit of research competencies in teachers of vocational training.

scholarly journals ІННОВАЦІЙНИЙ ПОТЕНЦІАЛ НАУКОВИХ ДОСЛІДЖЕНЬ НА БАЗІ ПЕДАГОГІЧНИХ УНІВЕРСИТЕТІВ В ОСВІТНЬОМУ ПРОЦЕСІ З ФІЗИКИ

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 350-357
Author(s):  
M. SHUT ◽  
◽  
L. BLAGODARENKO ◽  
T. SICHKAR ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
Scientific Activity ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Scientific School ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Scientific Heritage ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Scientific Schools

The article investigates the possibilities of scientific activity on the basis of pedagogical universities in the educational process of physics. It is emphasized that the research activity of students will be the most effective in the case of its implementation within a comprehensive, purposeful and methodologically sound system. It is proved that only under such conditions it will fulfill its main functions and ensure that students master a range of different types of research activities, which will allow future professionals to enrich their work with elements of a scientific approach to solving practical problems. Emphasis is placed on the fact that solving the problem of organizing the research activities of students, first of all, requires a significant strengthening of the research and innovation component of the educational process. It is believed that the main role in solving this important task can be performed by scientific schools, and therefore innovative transformations in the activities of institutions of higher pedagogical education should begin with the revival of scientific schools, reviewing their status and real contribution to science. It is stated that due to objective and subjective reasons, scientific schools have now degraded to some extent. It is shown that scientists of scientific schools, which operate on the basis of pedagogical universities, must have not only significant abilities in conducting directly applied research, but also a full range of scientific and methodological skills, which is related to the specifics of work in higher pedagogical school. The role of the well-known in Ukraine and abroad scientific school of academician MI is noted. Jester in the study of thermal and relaxation phenomena in polymer composites. It is emphasized that the scientists who are part of the scientific school not only successfully solve the problems of modern thermophysics of polymers, but also provide constant acquaintance of students with the latest achievements in this scientific field. It is stated that scientific schools should become a factor in preserving the scientific heritage and national values of Ukrainian education and science. Key words: educational and scientific potential of pedagogical universities, integration of educational and scientific components of the educational system, scientific schools.

scholarly journals Psychological Features of Anxiety and Motivations of Medical Personnel During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 149-156
Author(s):  
M. V. Zinnatova ◽  
◽  
M. S. Glushkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Positive Assessment ◽  
Level Of Motivation ◽  
Psychological Features

Medical workers, in comparison with specialists in other fields, are more susceptible to the negative impact of the current situation of the spread of coronavirus infection. The new working conditions pose a threat to the mental and psychological well-being of healthcare workers of all levels. The article presents the results of an empirical study of anxiety and motivation of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to their assessment of the quality of life. The research was carried out based on GAUZ SO SOKB No. 1, Yekaterinburg. The sample consisted of nursing staff of the department of anaesthesiology and intensive care; the number of participants — 62 people, including 6 men and 54 women aged from 23 to 65 years. Research methods: Scale of Reactive (Situational) and Personal Anxiety” (Ch.D. Spielberger, Yu.L. Khanin); Motivation of Professional Activity (K. Zamfir, modification by A. A. Rean); the short questionnaire for the assessment of quality of life (WHOQOL). The results showed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, increased indicators of quality of life characterized nurses. It was also confirmed (but not for all indicators) that an increased level of motivation to work and a reduced level of anxiety characterize participants during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a positive assessment of the quality of life. The results obtained can be used in organizing a system of psychological support and accompanying medical workers in the process of performing professional activities in a situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Interconnection of reflexivity and meaningful orientations as a factor in the formation of professional responsibility of future military specialists

2021 ◽  
pp. 16-26
Author(s):  
Oleg N. Monahov
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Professional Responsibility ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Life Meaning ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Control Behavior ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Qualitative Changes

The relevance of the study is due to the fact that qualitative changes in military professional activity necessitate high-quality professional training of future military specialists capable of manifesting professional responsibility in the context of constantly changing social and military practices. The purpose of the article is to present the results of a study demonstrating the psychological and pedagogical potential of the relationship between reflexivity and life-meaning orientations in the formation of professional responsibility in future military specialists. To obtain empirical data, the technique for determining the level of reflexivity by A.V.Karpova, a test of life-meaning orientations (in the adaptation of D.A.Leontiev), and also mathematical and statistical methods of data processing. In the course of the study, the interrelation of reflexivity and life-meaning orientations of future military specialists was revealed, which provides an assessment of the productivity of a lived segment of life, the degree of comprehension of prospects and direction of actions; developing the ability to control behavior in professional and life situations; awareness of freedom of choice in accordance with the goals set, understanding of responsibility for the successes and failures in their activities, due to its capabilities. The methodological support of the formation of professional responsibility of future military specialists on the basis of the relationship between reflexivity and life-meaning orientations has been determined, which includes: reflexive seminars aimed at the development of self-governing personality mechanisms; the use of situational tasks as a methodological technique that imitates a practically significant professional situation; the method of projects, which allows to apply in practice the intellectual resources of the student, to form teamwork skills and responsibility for the result in the conditions of educational and professional activities; organization of research activities, providing search and research activity in relation to non-standard professional tasks. The productivity of the influence of the interrelation of reflection and the peculiarities of life-meaning orientations on the formation of professional responsibility of future military specialists has been confirmed.

scholarly journals Exploring Well-being at Work—An Interview Study on How IT Professionals Perceive Their Workplace

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Zutavern ◽  
Jürgen Seifried
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Minor Role ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Individual

The workplace is particularly important for promoting well-being at work and general life satisfaction, as performing a professional activity can be perceived as satisfying and motivating. In addition, employment opens up opportunities for individual development that employees may be perceived as fulfilling. By conducting an interview study with IT professionals of a German medium-sized company, we investigate which factors of the individual work environment are perceived as conducive to the performance of everyday job duties and thus increase well-being at work. Furthermore, we analyze the extent to which participants are satisfied with the implementation of the factors that are important to them, whether socio-demographic differences are relevant, and whether the perception of the work environment has an effect on employees' commitment. Results show that interpersonal factors in particular are considered to be important in everyday working life. About individual factors, a mixed picture emerged, whereby sociodemographic differences play only a minor role. Furthermore, there are indications of a positive relationship between the perception of the work environment and the IT professionals' commitment. In-depth analysis of the employee statements helps to determine which aspects of the work environment should be implemented, developed, or promoted. In the long term, this can support individual learning and development paths and generates a work environment that sustainably promotes employees' well-being at work and fosters long-term employment relationships.

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